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Instant Kaffein: Phindi Thengeni
I want to change the world through art by making those who live in it happy, content and unapologetic about being themselves.
Phindile Thengeni is known for her instabitions (exhibitions on Instagram) which capture style, culture and trends in an artistically modern way, when asked what she is all about she responded “I am a conceptualist but mother first… I create art from my mind through photography, design and words”.
The 25-year-old grew up in Welkom in the Free State and remembers her first work of art being on her grandmother’s concrete wall bathroom where she scribbled everywhere with wax crayons. “I was 6 and the amazing thing is that it’s still there.”
Who is Phindi in 5 words?
A PORTAL OF CREATIVE GENIUS
If you had to start a civilization on another planet and could only take 3 items as history of “Old Earth” What would they be?
My son, technology and music.
Why should the world be looking at Africa for creative talent and inspiration?
The world should look at us because we have deep stories to tell. Stories of our past, present and future. We can manage to turn negative into positive, nothing into something and pain into victory through our art forms.
In one sentence, how do you want to change the world through art?
I want to change the world through art by making those who live in it happy, content and unapologetic about being themselves
Briefly tell us about your instabitions and how one can get to see them?
My prior instabitions were a close collaboration with Liam Lynch and we had intended for the work to be controversial but we instead focused on aesthetics. This year however I’m spreading my wings and rerouting the original reason why I started these instabitions so follow me on @uphindi_wasenexdoor on Instagram for the real juice.
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